dream_weaver Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 World's longest sea bridge opens in China "Chinese TV reports said the bridge passed construction appraisals on Monday and it, along with an undersea tunnel, would be opened for traffic today." Previous record-holder-Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana. It is always good to see additions to the engineering triumphs of man-kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Huffman Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8629905/Chinese-motorway-collapses-after-just-two-days.html Chinese motorway collapses after just two days A Chinese motorway has collapsed just two days after it opened, causing the deaths of two people, after builders were ordered to rush the project so it could be unveiled for the 90th birthday of the Communist party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8629905/Chinese-motorway-collapses-after-just-two-days.html The fruit of compromise manifests itself quite clearly in this instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Huffman Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I love it! "Compromise is failure on the installment plan." Often I go on about when dealing with implacable enemies, physics and gravity are the most adamant and immovable of obstacles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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